Title :
Sustainability assessment of algae cofiring in a coal-fired power plant: A hybrid LCA model
Author :
Kucukvar, M. ; Tatari, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil Eng., Ohio Univ. in Athens, Athens, OH, USA
Abstract :
THE environmental performance of various algae cofiring scenarios in a 300 MW coal-fired power plant were investigated using an ecologically based hybrid LCA model. Scenarios included cofiring options utilizing 100% Coal, 75% Coal & 25% Algae, 50% Coal & 50% Algae, 25% Coal & 75% Algae, and 100% Algae. These percentage values represent the share of energy production (MJ) by algae and coal resources to generate the same amount of electricity in the power plant.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; ecology; hybrid power systems; steam power stations; sustainable development; algae cofiring; algae energy production; coal resources; coal-fired power plant; ecologically based hybrid LCA model; power 30 MW; power plant; sustainability assessment; Algae; Biological system modeling; Coal; Electricity; Firing; Natural gas; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-394-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936848
